Mother Wore Tights

1947 "In our family dad wore the pants but . . . Mother Wore Tights"

Mother Wore Tights

6.5 | 1h47m | NR | en | Drama

In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.

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6.5 | 1h47m | NR | en | Drama , Music

Synopsis

Cast

Betty Grable ,Dan Dailey ,Mona Freeman

Director

Richard Day

Producted By

20th Century Fox ,

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Cast

Betty Grable

as Mother

[1955] Star Stage [1953] How to Marry a Millionaire [1953] The Farmer Takes a Wife [1950] My Blue Heaven [1949] The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend [1948] That Lady in Ermine [1947] The Shocking Miss Pilgrim [1947] Mother Wore Tights [1946] Do You Love Me

Dan Dailey

as Father

[1975] The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return [1973] Faraday and Company [1963] Marilyn [1962] Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man [1960] Pepe [1957] The Wings of Eagles [1956] Meet Me in Las Vegas [1956] The Best Things in Life Are Free [1955] It's Always Fair Weather

Mona Freeman

as Iris

[1958] The World Was His Jury [1957] Dragoon Wells Massacre [1956] Hold Back The Night [1956] Before I Wake [1956] Huk! [1955] Battle Cry [1953] Angel Face [1950] Copper Canyon [1950] I Was a Shoplifter